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naegleria

naegleria noun: any of several amoebas, of the genus Naegleria, that are pathogenic to humans and other animals.

Noun

naegleria (plural naeglerias)

  1. Any of several amoebas, of the genus Naegleria, that are pathogenic to humans and other animals.

Forms of naegleria

pluralnaeglerias

Origin of naegleria

From the genus name.

Questions about naegleria

What does naegleria mean?
Naegleria means any of several amoebas, of the genus Naegleria, that are pathogenic to humans and other animals.
What part of speech is naegleria?
Naegleria is a noun.
What is the plural of naegleria?
The plural of naegleria is naeglerias.

Words near naegleria in the dictionary

  1. Naegeli-Franceschetti-Jadassohn syndrome
  2. Naeger
  3. Naegers
  4. Naegle
  5. Naegler
  6. naegleria
  7. naeglerias
  8. naegleriasis
  9. Naeglers
  10. Naegles
  11. NAEI

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